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Seventeen on James Corden's 'The Late Late Show': Who is Kim Mingyu? Fans can't have enough of K-pop rap star

After 'The Late Late Show with James Corden' aired Seventeen's spectacular performance of 'Home; Run', fans can’t stop gushing over Mingyu’s brilliant vocals and the sharp raps

Kim Mingyu of Seventeen has all the Carats heart feeling something! Seventeen, Pledis Entertainment’s super popular K-pop group premiered on American television with James Corden’s The Late Late Show and fans can’t have enough of the dazzling performance of the 13 member K-pop act. On 'The Late Late Show with James Corden', Seventeen members appeared wearing cleaning staff outfits and ramped up the stage with ‘Home; Run’; Carats as the Seventeen fans are called took it to Twitter to swoon over the members, especially Kim Mingyu.

Who is Kim Mingyu?

Kim Mingyu aka Kim Min Gyu debuted with Seventeen in 2015. The 23-year-old K-pop rapper is highly deemed for his striking ability to rap and sing equally well as he obtains the position of lead rapper and sub vocalist in the group. Mingyu known for his heart-touching lyrics and charming visuals is a part of the Hip-hop unit. 

Prior to debuting with Seventeen, Mingyu trained alongside NU’EST members and also appeared in Nu’est’s debut music video ‘Face’. The ‘Together’ crooner also appeared in a cameo role in the Thai drama series ‘Luang Ta Mahachon’. The ‘Back It Up’ rapper has earned a cute nickname ‘dorm cleaning fairy’ from his fans as he prioritizes cleaning the most among the members!

After 'The Late Late Show with James Corden' aired Seventeen’s spectacular performance of ‘Home; Run’, fans can’t stop gushing over Mingyu’s brilliant vocals and the sharp raps. Here’s what some of the fans are talking about. A fan said, “how do you expect me to recover from this, kim mingyu!?” Another excited fan said, “ATTENTION EVERYONE!! KIM MINGYU IS ATTACKING EVERYONE WITH HIS CHARM! OMYYYYGOSHHHHHHHHH…” A Mingyu enthusiast shared, “yes kim mingyu i cant stop the feeling too.’’ Another quipped, “Mingyu can you clean the mess you've done with my heart?”

Next, Seventeen will be seen in their first-ever virtual live concert 'In-Complete' taking place on January 23, and tickets have gone for sale from today, January 7. To know how to stream the concert, click here. 

In terms of rising popularity, Seventeen is a force to be reckoned with. Only in 2020, the Kpop supergroup made a new record with their sophomore Japanese EP 24H which reached No 1 on the Oricon Weekly Album Chart, a feat achieved by them with four consecutive albums.

Stream ‘Home; Run’ here.